Tahini Banana Bread (Gluten-Free) – Eating Bird Food

This tahini banana bread is made with a combo of oat and almond flour and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. It’s completely moist and completely scrumptious! Gluten-free + dairy-free.

When you guys know me, I like my banana bread! I’ve a couple of recipes already on the positioning (like this coconut flour banana bread, which is an EBF fan fave!), however at present I’m excited to share this tahini banana bread recipe with you!

This recipe has all of the traditional banana bread flavors you’d anticipate, however is made with oat and almond flour so is gluten-free and has the addition of tahini, which provides a singular nutty taste.

It’s so good… I can’t wait so that you can attempt it!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• The combo of tahini + bananas + chocolate = a match made in heaven!
• It’s wealthy, moist, calmly sweetened and has an ideal nutty taste.
• Comes collectively rapidly with easy elements.
• Gluten-free, dairy-free, oil-free + refined sugar-free.
• It may be eaten for breakfast, a mid-afternoon snack and even dessert!

Substances Wanted

• oat flour – you’ll be able to make your individual oat flour in case you’d like or use store-bought. I like Bob’s Crimson Mill oat flour.
• almond flour – be sure you get almond flour and never almond meal! Bob’s Crimson Mill almond flour is what I sometimes purchase.
• bananas – you’ll want about two ripe bananas mashed for the batter and one extra banana that’s not overly ripe to slice and prime the loaf with.
• tahini – the star ingredient of this recipe! Tahini is a paste produced from floor sesame seeds that provides a wealthy, nutty taste to this loaf. It’s additionally an amazing supply of iron, calcium, fiber in addition to wholesome fat and amino acids. You will discover tahini with different nut butter sorts in your native grocery retailer. I’ve tried a couple of completely different tahini manufacturers through the years and my private favourite manufacturers are the Entire Meals tahini, Soom natural tahini and As soon as Once more tahini. They’re all creamy and are solely made with 1 or 2 elements (sesame seeds and salt).
• maple syrup – the right pure sweetener for this recipe! I like the flavour the maple syrup provides to this loaf. Be sure to’re utilizing pure maple syrup and never pancake syrup as that’s loaded with corn syrup and components.
• eggs – helps bind all of the elements collectively and supply construction for the banana bread.
• unsweetened almond milk – helps hold this bread moist and tender with out including further energy. You need to use your favourite store-bought model or make your individual almond milk at house.
• vanilla extract – a necessary taste addition to banana bread.
• baking soda, baking powder and salt – three important baking elements.
• sesame seeds – to reinforce the sesame taste we’re topping this loaf with uncooked sesame seeds.
• chocolate – I used a chopped darkish chocolate bar for this recipe, however you’ll be able to undoubtedly use your favourite chocolate chips as a substitute.

Easy methods to Make

Prep: Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray.

Combine: In a big bowl, whisk collectively the almond flour, oat flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a separate medium bowl, whisk collectively the tahini, maple syrup, almond milk, eggs, vanilla extract and mashed banana.

Mix: Pour the moist elements into the dry elements and stir till simply mixed. Stir in chocolate chips.

High: Pour the batter into ready loaf pan. High with banana halves and sprinkle on further chocolate and sesame seeds.

Bake: Bake for 55-65 minutes, or till a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out principally clear. It’s okay if it doesn’t come out totally clear as bread will proceed to bake in pan. Examine at 30-40 min and canopy with tin foil to assist the highest from browning an excessive amount of.

Cool: Let the bread cool within the pan for a couple of minutes, then switch it to a wire rack to chill utterly.

Substitutions & Notes

• Flour: This recipe hasn’t been examined with a unique flour so I don’t suggest substituting the oat or almond flour with one other flour.
• Tahini: Whereas this can be a tahini banana bread you’ll be able to swap out the tahini with one other nut or seed butter like almond butter or sunflower seed butter. Simply word, that the flavour of this banana bread will probably be completely different in case you swap out the tahini.
• Maple syrup: You may swap the maple syrup with honey or one other liquid sweetener like agave or monk fruit maple syrup. I wouldn’t suggest subbing the maple for a dry sugar like coconut sugar or cane sugar as I haven’t examined it and that may doubtless have an effect on the general texture of this loaf.
• Almond milk: Be happy to make use of your favourite non-dairy milk or common dairy milk. I simply suggest utilizing unsweetened milk.
• Eggs: I haven’t tried this loaf with an egg substitute like flax eggs, but when you find yourself making an attempt it let me know within the feedback beneath!

Ideas For Success

• Use ripe bananas: Be sure to’re utilizing ripe bananas with brown spots on them for the mashed bananas which can be being blended into the batter. The older, browner and mushier, the higher! Listed here are some completely different methods to rapidly ripen bananas in case your bananas aren’t ripe sufficient.
• Cowl on the 30-minute mark: Across the 30-minute mark I like to recommend protecting the bread with tin foil so it doesn’t get too brown.
• Take a look at for doneness: To examine in case your banana bread is totally baked, insert a toothpick or a knife into the middle of the loaf. If it comes out clear or with a couple of moist crumbs, your bread is prepared. If there’s moist batter on the toothpick, bake for a couple of extra minutes and examine once more.
• Switch to a cooling rack: As soon as finished cooking let the bread cool for about 10 minutes within the pan after which take away to chill utterly on a wire rack. Don’t go away the bread within the pan for too lengthy as a result of it’ll proceed to bake and will dry out or begin to condensate.

Methods to Take pleasure in Tahini Banana Bread

Few issues are higher than recent, heat banana bread! I might truthfully eat this bread any time of day. Listed here are some concepts:

• Take pleasure in a scrumptious breakfast with some tahini and maple syrup drizzled on prime. Paired with a glass of chilly brew espresso and also you’ve bought the right morning.
• Unfold on a little bit melted butter and a touch of cinnamon for a candy afternoon deal with.
• Serve it up for brunch alongside my spinach quiche, fruit salad and mimosas.

Easy methods to Retailer

Do you know that storing your banana bread within the fridge will truly dry it out? Both wrap the banana bread with plastic wrap or retailer it in an hermetic container in your countertop for as much as 4 days.

If you have to retailer it for longer, you’ll be able to freeze it for as much as 3 months! You may freeze the complete loaf or pre-slice it for simple serving once you’re able to thaw and revel in. To thaw, place bread within the fridge in a single day, at room temperature or defrost within the microwave or toaster oven.

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